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'Letters Patent No. 75,777; aurea Mar-@1v 24,1868.

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'IO 4ALL WHOM IT MAY CONOERN:

Y Be it known that I, C. C. LYMAN, of Ellenboro, in the county'of Erie,and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Animah'lraps; and I do hereby declare that theVfollowing is. a full and complete description ofthe construction andoperation ofthe same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings,making a part of this specification, inwhich- Figure 1 is a side view. l

Figure 2 isa front view,

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse section in the direction of the linen: cr, iig. 2.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the views.

My improvement relates to a trap so constucted and arranged that it isself-acting, and, after being sprung, -setting itself again. u v l Inthe drawings, A represents the case or box of the trap, in whichrevolve, as hereinafter described, the

wings B,.which alsoform a cover or lid to the trap. These wings aresupported on the shaft a, wlfich has its bearings at a in the sides ofthe frame or box. On one end of this shaft is secured the pulley C. Overthis pulley passes a cord, C,Vup to a pulley, D,vin the end of theupright standard D', which is secured to thev end of the frame, or someconvenient place near; the trap. To the end of this cord .is attached aweight, E, the L purpose 'of' which will be hereafter described. Thewings B, above referred to, four in number, are shown in iig, 3, two ata time serving for a lid to the 'trap,and'also a platform ou to whichthe animal comes for bait, which is represented at I. At one end of eachof these wings is hung, at c, a lever, F, which lever is provided withu. head, E', the other end' extending along towards the next wing, andcatching under a pin, ol, as shown, each wingl provided, as stated, witha lever and pin, d, the bait beingsecured above said lever on the wings,as at b, iig.l 3. Gr is a catch, as is also H, iig. 1. I is an arm,which aids in operating the catches, as hereinafter described. y

`The operation of thetap is as follows: When it is first set, the leverF is in the position-shown in iig; 3, the e'nd'thrown up against the'pin al, with the bait b above, as shown, the spring-'catch being also asrepresented, coming under the edgeof the wingor platform B, and thespringlcatch H resting on the top of the same, as shown in iig. 1. Astheanimal comes up on to the platform for the bait, it must step on thelever to reach it, thus depressing the end of said lever, and which,when done, springs the trap in thefollowing manner: By depressing thisend of the lever, which is done by the animalstepping onit, as stated,the head F of said lever is thrown out, which pushes against the catch`G, and thus relieves the platform, which, by means of the weight 4:Eland cord C', attached to thepulley on the end of the shaft ,is thrownldown in thedirection of the arrow,

, thus dropping the animal in the box below, the wing'next to this onetaking the place of the one already dropped, and is set as follows: `.Asthe wingcomes down, it strikes against `the catch H, which in turnpushes the end of the arm I back, and as this end of the yarni is thrownback, the other end of said arm is pushed forward against the catch G,which pushes against the headgof the lever and turns it up in place, thecatches G H holding said wing or platform B in place uritil' relieved bythe depression of the lever,4 which forces the catch Gr from under theplatform,iand' theweightE draws it down. lThus,.as soon as one animal iscaught, the trap is set for another, and so on, the ltrap each timesetting itself.

,Ifwisheh a small platform, f, can be vplaced. on the lever on whiclvtheanimal is to step.

This box or trap Aisintended toY be set in contact with another box, aspring-door, J, being hung over the opening,'as shown. Animals whendropped down, as stated, intothe box, can'then pass through this doorinto the box adjoining.

What I claim as my improvement, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-el. The revolving wings or platforms B, and levers F, pulley C, cordC', and weight E, arranged in the manner and for the purposesubstantially as described. i i

2. The wings B with pivoted levers F, in combination' with thespring-catch H, and catch Gr, arranged as and for the purposesubstantially set forth.'

0. C. LYHAN. `llltncsses:4

' W. H.Bunan en, J. HOLMES.

